Spring in Action, Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Wow! It took a lot longer to get this book done than I thought it would. But there’s no way you would be holding it in your hands if it weren’t for the help, inspiration, and encouragement of all of the great folks behind the scenes.

First, I’d like to acknowledge the hard-working souls at Manning who miraculously turned my sloppily written manuscript into the fine piece of programming literature that is now before you: Marjan Bace, Mary Piergies, Cynthia Kane, Dottie Marsico, Karen Tegtmeyer, Leslie Haimes, Liz Welch, Gabriel Dobrescu, Ron Tomich, Kerri Bonasch, Jackie Carter, Frank Blackwell, Michael Stephens, and Benjamin Berg.

I’d also like to thank the reviewers who took the time to provide feedback and criticism needed to shape ...